After many many years in this industry we know that this is the time of year when people will very shortly start asking us here at The Reinge Clinic , what pieces of home exercise equipment we recommend, ready to start their new year fitness drive🤗. Home cardio Equipment The most common of those questions revolves around the problem that the person can't fit very much into the spare room or garage so wants advice on the best all round cardio machine. Well, we have the perfec

Let's face it, there is nothing fun about Plantar Fasciitis, but if you have it, how do you fix it? Let's take a look at the options without resorting to orthotics or living with it! Calming things down Ice is your friend... "Itis" at the end of a word means inflammation. So Plantar Fasciitis is so named because the fascia on the plantar (base) of the foot is inflamed. Inflammation is painful, so here are a few ways to calm that inflammation. Grab your washing up bowl and som

It's that time of year when we are heading into the 10k and half / full marathon season. Most of us are starting to increase our mileage and in particular, follow set training programmes. But it's also that time of year when the clinic goes crazy with running based injuries. So if it's not going well 😧 what do you do 🤔 I have a race in few weeks but am injured! This is an awful and all too common scenario. What should you do? Is the issue consistent for more than a week? If

Winter can be strange in the UK, days can veer wildly from unseasonably warm, to full coatings of ice with no warning. Then you casually step out of your back door, straight onto ice, and find yourself on your back, staring up at the 6am sky, wondering if all your limbs will still function. Is there a good way to fall if I slip on ice? Well, yes there is. 😀Most slips on ice result in a backwards fall as your feet slip out from under you. This is a frightening and potential

Five secret tips to get you to and through a Marathon 👍 Well with the Marathon season upon us, here at The Reinge Clinic we will rapidly be filling up with last minute injuries, we always do. So in this blog we are going to highlight some of the common questions and injuries we see at this stage of the approach that lead to either confusion 😕 or injury 😞. 1) This is not the time to change your shoes! One of the most common queries we get at this time is, "Are these shoes

This is the time of year when we see those Ice Rinks appear and how inviting they are! So what Top Tips can we give if you fancy having a go and stepping out onto the ice? 1. Wear Thick Socks!! No Really. 😉 This isn't because the ice rink is cold, because actually most people feel really hot when they go skating. It is because it is really important to make sure those boots are done up tightly. Several years ago Gina did First Aid on an ice rink for the winter season. Let's